by sherricrandall | Oct 19, 2024 | Recipes
White Chocolate Cranberry and Walnut Cookies
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter – softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar – packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease your cookie sheets
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, Set aside
- In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together butter and sugars
- Mix in eggs and vanilla
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
- Fold in chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts
- Scoop cookie dough onto baking sheets
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to brown just around the edges. Allow to cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
by sherricrandall | Oct 9, 2023 | Recipes
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients for Bars
1 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
1 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Ingredients for Frosting
1/2 c. unsalted butter, ( 1 stick ) softened
1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
4 c. powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs with an electric mixer until well combined.
In a smaller bowl, sift together, flour, spices, baking soda and salt
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir until well combined.
Spread the batter evenly into a well greased 10×15 jelly roll pan
Bake for approximately 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Allow bars to completely cool before frosting
For the Frosting…
Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until the mixture is smooth.
Enjoy!!
by sherricrandall | Oct 17, 2022 | Recipes
So Easy, so delicious, so fall!
Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 15 oz. canned pumpkin
chopped walnuts ( optional )
Preheat oven – 350 degrees
In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, beat eggs. Add sugar and oil. Add dry ingredients and pumpkin. Mix until blended and consistency of cake batter. Spoon into lined muffin tins and if so desired sprinkle chopped walnuts on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
by sherricrandall | Oct 4, 2022 | Recipes
Honey Balsamic Autumn Chicken and Vegetables
Ingredients
1 pound fresh Brussels sprouts
1 large pear
3 c. butternut squash, diced into small cubes
4 chicken breasts
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons olive oil plus more for drizzle
3 Tablespoons of honey
1 Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with foil.
- Trim ends off of Brussels sprouts and cut each in half
- Place Brussels sprouts in a microwave dish, cover and cook for 4 minutes
- In a small bowl, combine Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper
- Cut, half and core the pear then cut into small pieces
- Combine the pears, squash, and cooked Brussels sprouts in a large bowl. Add 1 tsp. of seasoning mix and 2 Tablespoons of olive oil. Toss until vegetable mix is fully coated.
- Place chicken breasts on lined baking sheet and make small slits across each breast. Drizzle with olive oil and the remaining spice mix. Then arrange the vegetables around the chicken in a single layer. Mix honey and balsamic vinegar together and drizzle over the chicken breast into the slits of the meat.
- Bake covered for 45 minutes then take the foil off for an additional 10 minutes.
Enjoy!
